Originally Posted by
MRT2
This is so personal. Trial and error. The cut of the bibs or shorts, and the sizing varies a lot by brand. As does the shape of the chamois. One of the things I find a bit frustrating is, sometimes when your favorite shorts wear out and you go to replace them, the brand has switched its design and you are back to square one. And in general, I don't thing too loose or too tight is optimal.
I'm really irritated that Voler shorts lost an inch of rise which puts the waist on top of my hip bones instead of above where my circumference is smaller.